Everyman

I notice a lot of sausages are bound with red plastic twine at the ends that melts when grilled. Is this some kind of special twine that is designed for this and healthy? Or is it just leaving melted plastic behind? Some sausages appear to be bound with cotton string and that would seem to be better.

that “common knowledge” is out of date. i have tried more than 30 branches with no success

That’s better then when they turn to their colleague and say “Alai wa?” that makes me want to slap them into next week. so unbelievably rude.

Apple Pay works at 7-11.

I was trying to get it to work but eventually gave up.

You need a work permit to get a credit card, and they will only give you a secured card which will be just about useless compared to a debit card.

The banks must be losing incredible amounts of money from prospective customers. But as I’ve commented privately to people, they just don’t give a damn. You could show up with a dump truck full of gold looking for a place to keep it and they would laugh at you and tell you to ‘eff off.

If I were you I would buy stock in lithium mines, because idiotic governments are mandating electric cars but there isn’t enough lithium in the entire world to make enough batteries. Consequently the price of lithium will be astronomical in 5 years. In twenty years it will be normalized however because there will be newer battery technologies and the lunacy of electrification will be historical by then.

Yeah, well I predict it will go up 10,000% There you have it, another prediction. See how it easy it is make them? Seriously though, it would be nice to know if Thailand has any online trading platform like have existed for decades in the US. This stuff about “calling a broker” seems very 1970s to me.

That isn’t true. In the US, lots of forms of foreign IDs can be used to open bank accounts. A passport can be used but is not needed if other forms of ID are available. https://promo.bankofamerica.com/international-banking/professionals/

I see on a lot of forums people saying that every branch has their own rules and you just need to keep trying. But if this was ever true, it isn’t anymore, and branches have standardized their procedures. As usual someone will say “i just opened an account and it and it was so easy” but then it turns out they are on a one year non immigrant OA and not a tourist visa or it was 6 years ago or something.

Would someone please explain to me why people are carrying cash around all over the place and across borders? It’s a huge liability.

I am busy with projects that require a workspace like a desk and a chair. Sometimes I travel between towns near Bangkok but I can’t spare the time to stop working while I am in transit. A taxi doesn’t have a table and an SUV from Bolt doesn’t either. A bus table is not optimal because of scheduling. Are there limo services or something that have a proper desk where work can be done?

I’m mostly thinking of westerners, but also Thai people - why does it seem like 80% of the former and 50% of the latter, smoke cigarettes? I don’t get it.

There was a thread about this a few years ago and people said it was possible with the Kasikorn Bank app, but I would like to know how to do it with the Bangkok Bank app. Theres something like 5 barcodes and QR codes on the bill and none of them scan. The number for PEA isn’t anywhere on the app. Anyway, this month i would like to do it from the Bangkok Bank app instead of 7-11. Does anyone know how to do it?